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The ICU Book This book captures the generic information of practical significance for anyone functioning in an intensive care unit regardless of its medical or surgical environment. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Seven new chapters have been added for specific clinical coverage of neurologic crises, myocardial infarction, AIDS, and the important problem of post-operative management. Drug-to-drug and drug-to-nutrient interactions are grouped in an appendix by the nature of the interaction (lethal, serious, and minor).

Pass CCRN!: A Comprehensive Critical Care Review An essential resource for nurses preparing to take the Critical Care Nursing Certification Exam, PASS CCRN! reviews critical care nursing for nurses seeking first-time AACN certification and those members of the AACN seeking recertification through the CCRN exam. The book incorporates outline format, learning activities within each chapter utilizing practice multiple choice, comparison and elimination questions, plus a final practice exam of 200 questions based on the latest blueprint for the AACN Core Curriculum. A bonus CD-ROM with review questions for each component of the CCRN examination blueprint as well as two, 200-question practice exams in the same format as the actual exam is included.

Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook The Tarascon Adult Emergency Pocketbook is the perfect companion volume to the Tarascon Pediatric Emergency Pocketbook. In a similar fashion this concise, organized, portable reference guide succinctly provides the most commonly needed reference material for adult emergency practitioners together with expert commentary and numerous journal references.

Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine The standard in emergency procedures for both children and adults is backcompletely revised and updated in a new 4th Edition. Detailed, step-by-step instructions and illustrations help to ensure that every technique is performed correctly. Each chapter explores the full range of issues surrounding a clinical procedure, including indications and contraindications, equipment, technique, interpretation, complications, and more.

Critical Care Nursing Certification: Preparation, Review and Practice Exams This trusted reference provides a comprehensive review for nurses preparing for Critical Care certification through the CCRN exam and those who wish to keep apprised of the very latest developments in the field. A CD-ROM containing 600+ questions is included and every chapter has been substantially updated to accurately reflect the test.

Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists 2Ed This book describes medical care for acutely ill patients and provides the foundation for physical therapy intervention. The purpose is to serve as a reference for a physical therapist practicing on a healthcare team. It examines and explains the standard acute care approach for the medical aspect of patient care and then provides guidelines and tips for physical therapy involvement.

First Responder (Seventh Edition w/ CD-ROM) Written in easy-to-understand language with many examples and illustrations, this book provides a patient assessment-based approach to individual and team first responder-level care and includes detailed emergency care procedures, skill steps and application methods. A free CD-ROM containing a glossary, Spanish glossary, games and puzzles for each chapter of the text, and a patient assessment video clip is included. A free companion Website includes an online study guide that offers students immediate feedback as well as links to other EMS-related sites.

Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook This practical reference was developed to meet the needs of critical care and emergency nurses, physicians, and pharmacists in administering complex drugs given by IV infusion. Presented in an easy-to-use handbook format, it contains information on how to dose and administer complex and commonly used critical care drugs. Each drug is listed with information about what its most common uses are, how to prepare the drug infusion for patient administration, the most common dosages, the most common warnings and adverse reactions, compatibility with other drug infusions, and general nursing considerations.

Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials This is the second edition of a two-author, softbound introduction to critical care medicine. The first edition was published in 1989. The book provides a summary of pertinent problems and physiology for critical care with a review of diagnostic approaches and key management principles. The critical care trainee and practitioner seeking an overview are an appropriate audience for this work. All material is written by two senior critical care practitioners, one at the University of Minnesota, the other at Vanderbilt.

High-Acuity Nursing The Fourth Edition of High Acuity Nursing delivers essential understanding of complex patients and instructs both students and nurses on how to provide nursing care in varied clinical settings. Broken down into a series of learner-focused, active learning modules, High Acuity Nursing takes complex information and presents it in smaller, more accessible chunks that promote easier mastery by readers. As the modules progress in difficulty, this text addresses the multiple-system problems that nurses face when caring for high acuity patients.

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